How common is the last name Francois?

16,522 people in the United States have the last name Francois, about 1 in 18,091. It ranks #2,132 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

FRANCOIS

#2,132

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
16,522
About
1 in 18,091
This common or more
48.5%
Who bears it

Of the 16,522 people with the last name Francois, 77.6% reported their origin as Black, 14.4% as White and 3.7% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Francois

1 other last name also has 16,522 people.

#2,132 Woodson · 16,522

Either side of Francois

#2,130 Boykin · 16,531#2,131 Ceja · 16,529#2,132 Woodson · 16,522#2,134 Shultz · 16,519

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Francois, most common first.

#406 Francis · 78,198#458 Franco · 70,637#13,871 Frances · 2,086#18,580 Francia · 1,467#21,575 Franchi · 1,234#27,268 Francom · 937#37,126 Frangos · 646#54,978 Francies · 404

Also a first name

As a first name, Francois ranks #4,272 of 53,615, with 4,448 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1992, with 43 births. See Francois as a first name

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